Taylor Swift Gives One Fan the Best Gift Yet, Plus More News!

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- Taylor Swift donated $50,000 to 11-year-old fan Naomi Oakes, who is battling leukemia. The singer left a message on the young girl's Go Fund Me page: "To the beautiful and brave Naomi, I'm sorry you have to miss it, but there will always be more concerts. Let's focus on getting you feeling better. I'm sending the biggest hugs to you and your family." Watch Oakes' reaction to Swift's message below. People

- Countess Jacqueline de Ribes is set to have her own exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall, with the show featuring the fashion icon's couture collections and designs. WWD

- Donna Karan opens up about the highlights of her 31-year career and future plans after last week's announcement that she will resign as chief designer of Donna Karan International with WWD. The 66-year-old will focus more on her Urban Zen brand and reinventing herself: "I have a dream for Urban Zen. You walk into the store and there's cotton, cashmere, candles, CDs, café, all healthy food," she said. "You get upstairs and you meditate, do yoga, there's a conference area. People come together who want to create change in the world." WWD

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- Tamara Mellon's legal battle with Jimmy Choo continues; according to Mellon, the brand has reportedly prevented her from growing her label. In the most recent update, the company has denied any wrongdoing regarding the EU competition law, whereas Mellon claims the label reportedly told Italian factories not to do any business with her brand. WWD

- In a recent interview, Karl Lagerfeld talks all-things fur, working for Fendi and more. "I don't want to sound pretentious, but I invented a lot with furs so I can handle that as long as I have good workrooms to work with. I see it like another material: velvet or fur, it's the same thing," he told WWD. "It's just another technique, it's something else, as tweed is also something else. My process of thinking is very strange because I have these kind of visions and I put them on paper, it's very bizarre. And this even improves with age." WWD

- From July 6-16, Leighton Meester will partner with eBay to auction off her designer pieces, which will benefit the Many Hopes charity. eBay

- Julia Restoin Roitfeld is raising money for the Smile Train charity through a live auction. The winner will join the model at one of her upcoming NYC fashion shoots with photographer Pamela Hanson. BidKind

- Tomorrow Farfetch will launch "Farfetch & Away" where customers will have the luxury of choosing to ship their items straight from boutique to yacht. The service will be available through September 16th in select European ports. Farfetch

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